It was good reading Alan Weinberg's recent posting about the Farouk Sale. Alan's one of those rare connoisseurs who cares about what makes numismatics really interesting. I might mention here that my friend Harvey Stack writes a column of reminiscences about the people and places of numismatics gone by that appears twice a month on Stack's own website (in the "news corner").

Named "Harvey Stack Remembers", it's always an interesting and enjoyable diversion. I recommend it to anyone who wants to read about the good old days when the coin business seems to have been fun and the characters in it larger than life.